"What do you need me to do?"
After Lanaia, Professor Lisha had finally had her fill, both materially and emotionally, and now she too took her leave.
As for the research assistant, Liu Shuang, after confirming with Fu Qian that he didn't need her to stay and help, she maintained her excellent attendance record and headed to the Sword Participation Institute to check in.
Soon, only Fu Qian and Su Gao remained in the lab that morning.
While admiring the decor, the latter got straight to the point and asked what the test involved.
"Dreaming. Do you remember the last time we met?"
Fu Qian answered just as directly, raising the ring on his hand as he spoke.
"That strange dream? I remember."
Studying the ring's dreamlike, hazy glow, Su Gao nodded.
"Do you remember what I said at the end?"
Fu Qian continued, satisfied. Naturally, he meant his warning not to accept the mission to hunt down the Frost Demigod.
"Mm."
"Good. Today's test has nothing to do with that, though. I just need you to enter a dream once more and try to control it as much as you can."
As he spoke, light flowed across the ring, and Clear Dream opened at once.
"Also, this dream won't be very stable, so you absolutely must make sure it doesn't simply shatter during the process."
Back during the Nightmare Corridor incident, when faced with the overconfident Yarakir, Su Gao had already shown herself to be exceptional.
Not only had she instantly noticed the pull of the dream, she had even entered it in the opposite direction, stubbornly retaining the awareness that she was dreaming.
Later, with a single glance, she banished the emissary, showcasing the formidable power of her Echoes.
That was exactly the kind of talent he